The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-06
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THOSE WHO DEMANDED HANGING
CHANGE THEIR TUNE.

Halo of Martyrdom Around the Ac-
cused Pleaded by Prominent Signers
of the Petitions for Clemency-Three
Of the Band Write Letter.
CHICAGO, Nov 5.-Day after day long
lists of names of citizens who have hitherto
been emphatic in their demand for the in
fiction Of the extreme penalty of the law
on the condemned Anarchists appear
attached to petitions for Communication.
Among these the names Of prominent MEM
hers of the bar and bench attract most at
tention. A reporter requested several of
the legal lights to give their reason for
signing the petition. w. C. Goudy said
Those men are guilty. there is no doubt of
that They are guilty of murder, but it
must be remembered that this is not ordi-
nary physical assassination. The question
is whether they should be punished to the
full extent of the law. This is the first time
that the question has come up since the jury
decided it. Judge Gary might have passed
upon it in denying a new trial, but did not
WHAT THE COURTS DECLARED.
"The Supreme Court of the State simply
declared that there was no legal error in the
record of that trial, and the Supreme Court
of the United States declared that there was
no legal ground upon which they could take
I'D and review the trial 1t comes now for
the Governor to decide whether or not the
extreme penalty should be meted out to these
men. 1t may be urged in their favor that
they had often before talked more violently
than they did at the Haymarket meeting.
The Mayer of the city, its highest officer,
was appointed to suppress their talk and
stop their paper, but he refused, insisting
that they had the right to talk and write
that way. This gave them kind of license
for their talk on the night Of the murder.
1t is question of public policy, and am
certain the execution of these men is not
the way to suppress anar-
chistic ideas or sociafistic tendencies
among the masses. Ny idea is that they
should be sent to Joliet for life. put into
strips and treated simply as common fel-
ons. These men are honest in their decla-
ration. They would rather be hung than
sent to prison for life. The point is that
they will be robbed of all romance, senti-
mentality and the exaltation of martyr
DOM"
Mr.. TRUMBULLs OBJECTIONS.
Ex-senator Trumbull said: Il am not
taking an active part in this matter, but l
signed the petition because thought it was
best. l was not altogether satisfied with
the manner in which the trial of the An
archists was conducted. 1t took place at a
time OF great public excitement when it
was almost impossible that they should have
a fair and impartial trial. A terrible crime
had been committed which was at
tributed to the Anarchists, and in
some respects the trial had the appear
ance OF the trial of an organization
known as Anarchists, rather than of per-
sons indicted for the murder Of Degan.
Several of the condemned were not at the
meeting where the bomb was thrown, and
none of them, as | understand, was directly
connected with its throwing. The con-
demned claim, however, enormously, to be
advocates OF principle, and to execute
them would, in my judgment, be bad policy.
1t will be claimed for them that they were
executed as martyrs to a cause, while if put
in prison they will soon be forgotten"
WILL BECOME MARTYRS.
Judge Moran said his reasons for signing
the petition were similar to those of ex-
Senator Trumbull sit is not simply a
question of public policy" he said, whether
OF not those men should be hanged. 1t
not customary in this country to hang fell
low for talking The sentiment is to let
him talk and that the people viii be all right
any how. Bill will it pay to allow
those men to become martyrs! Among the
laboring and middle classes vii it not give
rise to a belief, unfounded though it be-
that man of wealth can say what he
pleases, but if laborer or labor's mouth
piece talks he will be hanged. Many acts
as well as statements are misconstrued and
developed into far-reaching consequences. "
The reasons given by the gentlemen seem
TO voice the sentiment of the majority of
the petitioners
Judge Frank Baker, who is now sitting in
The Criminal Court, signed the petition for
communication this morning
State's Attorney Grinnell gave instruc-
tons this morning to the clerks of criminal
courts to prepare no calendars for next
week. THIS means that there are to be no
courts in anticipation of the execution.
MISS VAN zANDT AGAIN BoBs UP.
Late last night Miss Nina Van Zandt and
her mother called on Cap. Setback and
the officers at the Chicago avenue
station, Miss Van Zandt presented petit
lion addressed to Gov. Oglesby asking for a
commutation of the sentence of the An
archists, and requested the Captain TO sign
II. She pleaded with him for over
twenty minutes. but the police Off
cial declined TO attach his signature. The
girl asked and obtained permission to solicit
lae officers in the station for their names,
nut failed to secure a single one Before
leaving She distributed number of Trum-
bulls pamphlets, 'Was 1t Fair TrialP
and left lot more of them on the Ser
eeant's desk, by whom, at Capt. Schaack' S
command, they were promptly consigned
70 The waste basket as soon as she had left
the building
HOW THE POLICE FEEL
Now that there seems to be a stampede in
the direction of Communication of sentence,
u may be well to mention what the effect OF
u has already been in very important sec
llon of the communicative police force.
Already "a feeling akin to dismay has arisen
among the blue coats. A veteran officer
voiced the general sentiment OF the force
tnls morning when he said:
II these men are allowed to triumph
over the law through the meddlesome in
terVention of people, to save whose lives
ana property we risked our own on that
awful night of May 4, you will find that
tne police force of Chicago will never fight
another battle with the Chicago Anarchists.
~ is all very well to say 1t
Is terrible thing TO take seven
human lives. but | say it is
rot more terrible than the way in which
they took the lives of seven OF our boys and
manned dozens of them that March even
ing suppose the life of police officer is
as nothing when weighed against that OF an
anarchist. suppose it is our duty to be
outchered in defense of the community
ana receive no protection from
snat community. ] say no protection
tor . the only protection we can receive is
htting punishment of those offenders whom